On going from right to left in a period in the periodic table the electronegativity of the elements
Explain the following (i) Electronegativity of elements increase on moving from left to right in the periodic table.
(ii) Ionisation enthalpy decreases in a group from top to bottom.
(a) What is a period in a periodic table? How do atomic structures (electron arrangements) change in a period with the increase in atomic numbers from left to right?
(b) How do the following change on going from left to right in a period of the periodic table?
(i) Chemical reactivity of elements (ii) Nature of oxides of elements
Give examples in support of your answer.
(a) How does the size of atoms (atomic size) generally vary in going from left to right in a period of the periodic table? Why does it vary this way?
(b) What happens to the metallic character of the elements as we move from left to right in a period of the periodic table?